Description
As Reviewed by Elena Knezhevich who co-founded Fragrantica:
“Saffron is another cool scent of the season, but for an audience that’s a little bit more prepared than was the case with oud. In Paul’s line this new note is found in the fragrance called Zaffran. It’s another leather scent, but calmer and warmer. I think saffron is a great note to recreate a dusty nubuck texture in perfume, which it does in Zaffran.”
“A very well rounded composition that is at once beguiling in its fresh warmth behind a veneer of well aged leather.” -Gerry
CASSIANO
ZAFFRAN, BY PK PERFUMES (by Cassiano Silva – Perfumart)
I have just been transported to a Robin Hood movie, with scenes in the forests, with lots of fog and humidity, Royal guards and horses wet by the rain. That’s how Zaffran presents itself to me: dry and leathery in an instant, Mossy and green in another.
It is a fragrance rich in spices, but with Woody nuances that insist on appearing during the evolution. Contains notes of Saffron, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon, in the output; Blood orange, Kaffir lime (Citrus with origin in Galician lemon), Mandarin orange and Tangerine, in the heart; Lavender, rose, sandalwood, patchouli, Costus (also called in Brazil as cana-do-brejo, periná, etc.), amber, tobacco, musk, Indian and Indonesian vetiver and Choya Loban – resin extracted from the Boswellia tree, which is originally from India and Saudi Arabia, rich in anti-inflammatory properties. This resin is also known as Indian Frankincense, whose oil is dark and the aroma can be slightly smoky and leathery, balsamic-woody or resinous, widely used in leather scents, fougère, incensed or with forest aspect. Without a doubt, is the great secret of this creation.
Zaffran touches the skin very dry, male and leathery, with a strong whiff of Saffron and cloves. Only after 1 hour of its application, it is possible to perceive the tobacco and, above all, the vetiver. For those who enjoy this note, this is a full plate. One thing that I realized is that, in a second test, applied in a more generous manner, the citric part became more apparent. But, without doubt, the nuance of leather is absolute in this scent.
Particularly, I don’t nominate this fragrance for women. And I go further: this is a niche perfume for a few connoisseurs, only for those who already joined in this market and can recognize the quality of this type of fragrance, perfect for mature and secure men, who appreciate strong perfumes.